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Clarence Thomas speaks at a special lecture for America's 250th anniversary, His comments about progressivism being the root of authoritarianism has sparked controversy with historians. (Jay Janner / The Austin American-Statesman / Getty Images)

Thomas blames progressivism for Hitler

CK Smith

Experts say the justice’s remarks misrepresent the causes of authoritarianism while inflaming political rhetoric

President Trump spoke at a TPUSA event of mostly older supporters to rally young people into showing up for the midterms, amid a legally-questionable push to put TPUSA clubs on high school campuses across the nation. (Win McNamee / Getty Images)

Now in classrooms: TPUSA's next frontier

CK Smith

The expansion into high schools with political backing is intensifying a national fight over education and ideology

Daddy issues (id-work/Getty Images)

Donald Trump's cabinet has daddy issues

Andi Zeisler

The president's obsession with dominance, loyalty and humiliation makes him a lot like the father he feared

Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin in "Up In Smoke" (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

The everlasting high of stoner comedies

Coleman Spilde

Stoner buddy comedies like "Up in Smoke" and "Harold & Kumar" make the grass greener on all sides

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Pope Leo XIV (Alberto PIZZOLI / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Pope Leo: Soft on crime?

Alex Galbraith

Trump’s attack on the pontiff shows how little daylight exists on the issue between Democrats and Republicans

MAGA influencer Tucker Carlson (Al Drago/Getty Images)

Conservative books abandon politics

Sophia Tesfaye

From Ann Coulter’s bestsellers to Tucker Carlson’s new imprint, right-wing books have descended into lifestyle slop

Donald Trump listens to other speakers after delivering remarks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on October 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump outlined plans to expand in vitro fertilization access by encouraging workplace benefits to include access to IVF and infertility coverage. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Trump isn't helping America's fertility

Nicole Karlis

Conservatives says the "problem" is fewer teen pregnancies. But the solution is actually fixing childcare

Analilia Mejia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

NJ Dem win shrinks GOP House majority

Marissa Martinez - The 19th

Progressive activist Analilia Mejia, who campaigned on affordability, will finish out Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s term

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George Harrison and Bob Dylan, 1971 (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Dylan, The Beatles and the art of change

Kenneth Womack

"Where the Music Had to Go" tracks Dylan and The Beatles’ creative clash

Michaela Coel and Ian McKellen in "The Christophers" (Claudette Barius/NEON)

Steven Soderbergh's AI contradiction

Coleman Spilde

Soderbergh is "mystified" over AI backlash, but his latest film, "The Christophers," proves art needs a human touch

President Donald Trump (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Vance looms as Trump spirals

Brian Karem

DC whispers about impeachment — but forget the 25th Amendment

President Donald Trump receives a DoorDash delivery at the Oval Office from Sharon Simmons (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

DoorDash Grandma deserves better

Amanda Marcotte

Sharon Simmons made $22,000 last year — her boss made $313 million

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Ahead of today's nationwide scheduled protests, Gov. Ron DeSantis reminds Florida drivers that it's legal to drive through crowds of protesters if they fear for their lives. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

DeSantis' national security power grab

Russell Payne

Florida Republicans bet Sharia law fearmongering can distract from constitutional violations

Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

DOJ may let presidents burn papers again

Austin Sarat - The Conversation

The Trump administration wants to undo the reform that put presidential papers in the hands of the public

Former Virginia Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Ex-Virginia lt. gov. in murder-suicide

Garrett Owen

The couple's kids called 911 after shooting, police say. Justin Fairfax had been served with divorce paperwork

Corn chowder (Kucher AV/ Getty Images )

My best corn chowder starts with chips

Ashlie D. Stevens

Don’t treat corn chips as just a garnish. They’re the secret base of a richer, more cohesive soup

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Cate Blanchett attends The Olivier Awards 2026 (Simon Ackerman/ WireImage/ Getty Images)

Blanchett set to play Martha Stewart

Joy Saha

The latest project comes after "Martha," a 2024 Netflix documentary focused on Stewart's life and career

Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff serve as President Donald Trump's special envoys for peace (Jacquelyn Martin - Pool/Getty Images)

Donald Trump's duplicitous duo

Heather Digby Parton

Special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are proof of what happens when conflicts of interest meet diplomacy

President Donald Trump (Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Don’t buy the MAGA civil war hype

Chauncey DeVega

Loud feuds among right-wing figures mask a base that still largely falls in line

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, and an image of the Meta logo. (DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)

Protecting kids online could backfire

Jelinda Montes

Efforts to rein in the negative aspects of kids online could usher in a new era of censorship, without helping kids

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People cast their ballots at a vote center in Los Angeles, on November 4, 2025, where Proposition 50 is the only measure on the ballot in the state’s special election. Californians were voting November 4 in a ballot measure likely to further tilt the liberal state towards the Democrats, as the party seeks to neutralize gerrymandering ordered by President Donald Trump. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN/Getty Images)

Red states make their own SAVE Act mess

Marissa Martinez - The 19th

The measures could impact married women, trans people and others who change their names

White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Budget Committee at the U.S. Capitol on April 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. Vought is testifying on President Trump's FY2027 budget request. ((Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images))

House Dems grill Vought on war spending

Garrett Owen

Some Representatives criticized the Trump administration's spending on war instead of healthcare

Trump insurrectionists cheer as more of the crowd gains access to the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Shay Horse/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

DOJ moves to vacates J6 convictions

Jelinda Montes

The Trump administration requested that the convictions of 12 key members of far-right militias be vacated

"Bury Me Already (It’s Nice Down Here): Comics on Pregnancy and Parenthood" (Julia Wertz/Black Dog & Leventhal)

Julia Wertz on motherhood’s body horror

Andi Zeisler

In "Bury Me Already," the cartoonist takes on isolation, family and the eternal guilt trip of art and parenting

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